Are you a D.C. young professional between 21 and 35? Do you like discussing books and drinking beer — preferably at the same time?
Come to the Young Prose Book Group, a casual and friendly gathering sponsored by the DC Public Library that meets the last week of each month. Our next meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. at Public Bar, 4615 41st St. NW
We'll be discussing From Hell by Alan Moore.
Please join us for the Tenley-Friendship Library's Foreign Film Series. Over the next three months we will feature one film a month.
Please join local author James Johnston on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. for a discussion of his second book, From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family.
This parody of John Huston’s classic 1941 film noir, The Maltese Falcon, follows the exploits of a group of swindlers and petty criminals in Italy as they await passage to the uranium fields of Kenya.
Join other noir enthusiasts for the film and discussion on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. as we discuss the film’s relationship to earlier “serious” noir films. Is it a quest picture, a parody, camp or noir?
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Robert Morley, and Jennifer Jones.
Black and White film – Unrated. 89 minutes.
Join local authors Ann Stevens, photographer, and Giles Kelly, writer, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. as they discuss their recently published coffee-table book, Diplomatic Gardens of Washington, which provides an exclusive look at private gardens behind embassy walls. Stevens will show some of the many photographs that capture the beauty of the private gardens of 12 ambassadorial residences, including the grandeur of the British garden, the Oriental style of the Korean garden, and the charm of the Danish garden. The accompanying text provides the history of each residence. These gardens contain some nice surprises, including a telephone booth, lap pool and statue of a friendly bear.
Join us for a Bilingual Story Time (English/Spanish) the last Friday of every month in the story time room at 11:30 a.m. We'll have stories, songs, rhymes and lots of fun with Miss Vita.
The Oct. 26 storytime will feature the Day of the Dead and include a short craft!
Ages birth to 5.
Acompáñenos el ultimo viernes de cada mes a las 11:30 a.m. para la Hora del Cuento bilingüe con Señorita Vita.
iTendremos cuentos, canciones, rimas, y más para niños de 0-5 años y sus adultos!
¡Vengan a la hora del cuento el 26 de octubre para conocer mas del Día de los Muertos! Habra una manualidad para los niños.
What happens when writer Mickey Spillane and director Robert Aldrich team up in the middle of Red Scare-era America? The result, Kiss Me Deadly, presents Spillane’s morally bankrupt detective, Mike Hammer, who is sucked into the quest for a “Pandora’s Box,” the “great whatsit” at the center of this tale of violence, greed, and Cold War paranoia.
Are your bookshelves looking a little crowded? Are you bored with your collection of books? Do you need something new to read? Stop by the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library on Friday, Oct. 12 from 3:30- 5:30 p.m. for a Teen Book Exchange.
Bring your old books and trade them for new-to-you books! Leave your old favorites so someone else can give them a new home!
Are you a teen or preteen who loves to read? You know what makes reading a book even better? Discussing it with others.
Come to the Teen Book Club at Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library, a casual group sponsored by the DC Public Library that meets the last Thursday of each month. Our next meeting is Thursday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library.
This month we'll be discussing Legend by Marie Lu. Copies are available at the second-floor reference desk.
